The U.S. Committee on National Security Systems describes an “insider threat” as an individual that uses authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm to the security […]
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Information Technology Sector
DHS Offers Real-World Bug Database
Streamlining software development is vital to our nation’s infrastructure in both the public and the private sector. On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science […]
Uber Data Breach
When you submit your name, address, or phone number to a company or website, do you ever consider where your information may end up? Millions of Uber […]
Most Expensive Data Breach in History
Between the years 2013 and 2014, 3 billion of Yahoo’s accounts in Israel and the United States were compromised. Just this week Yahoo announced an $85 million […]
Cyber Breach at the Pentagon
Friday, October 12th, 2018 AP News reported that the Pentagon revealed a cyber breach releasing over 30,000 travel records that included personal information belonging to US Military and Civil Employees. […]
Hack the Marine Corp’s
Last Sunday, nearly 100 hackers were shoulder-to-shoulder with members of the US Marines with one mission in mind, improve the security of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. In […]
Research outlines flaws in voting machines
A security researcher at Black Hat today detailed numerous vulnerabilities he found by penetrating and studying a brand of voting machine. Carsten Schürmann, an associate professor with […]
Bug Bounties are Approaching Critical Mass
The use of bug bounties by federal agencies and other entities around the globe is “rapidly approaching critical mass,” a new study states. A total of 116 […]
FAA Needs to Step up its Communications Security
According to IG reports the FAA is not doing enough to mitigate security risks to its Data Communications system, the DOT inspector general said today. DataComm “will […]
Apple’s EHR Program Picks Up Steam
Several new health networks are signing up for a feature that allows patients to download health records directly to their Apple devices, a signal that providers find […]